YourYour Elevator Speech is a Mini-Presentation CLICK Thru the Slides EVERYONE Needs a Great Elevator Speech! from "NO SWEAT" Public Speaking! Use this as a Template for Your Elevator Speech! An Elevator Speech is what we deliver when introducing ourselves at networking events, business meetings, or Read More
Presentation Tips
Speakers, My 2012 New Year’s Resolutions are. . .
2012It's That Time of the Year! Here are My 2012 Resolutions. What are Yours? #1. Prepare and Practice for each Presentation even if I've given it 100+ times. It might be the umpteenth time I've delivered it, but it's the first time most of the audience have heard it. The size of the audience doesn't matter. I Read More
Remember: NonVerbal Communication Trumps. . .
Verb Verbal Communication Have you ever watched a Professional Mime? They speak no words, but communicate very well, don't they! If they were to use their voice, their NonVerbal Communication: eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body movements, would outweigh their spoken words. Our NonVerbal Read More
Speakers: Brand Yourself with – “No Sweat!”
Brand Yourself! "If it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press."Speakers This is how David Gregory, the moderator of the the longest-running television series in American broadcasting, signs off each Sunday morning. Tim Russert, the previous host, and all hosts before him, signed off with the same words. It's part of this Read More
Speakers: The Last Thing you do, will be. . .
Speakers The First Thing the Audience will Remember! The Law of Primacy and Recency states: The First and Last Things your audience hears and sees, will probably be remembered more than anything else in your presentation. Of the two, the Closing will be better recalled. Knowing that Law is important for several Read More
Speakers: Don’t do these 11 Things!
Read them - Study them - Don't do them! DON'T If you're a speaker there are certain things you should do, and should not do. Here are 11 Definite Don'ts! Don't "Wing it." Your non-effort will show. You'll embarrass yourself and waste the time of your audience. They came to learn something from your talk. It Read More
The Five Laws of Presentation
Laws of Presentation. To be a Successful Speaker, these are Not Optional! Laws To be successful in anything, there are Very Specific Laws that apply. These are not suggestions! The Public Speaking / Presentation World is no exception. The following Five Laws of Presentation are essential if a high quality Read More
Props for Presentations: Seen and UnSeen!
Make the Invisible - Visible! Sometimes - Not! Prop A prop is something used to support your presentation. Props can be very effective tools for presenters to use. People have three styles of learning: Visual - Learn by seeing. Auditory - Learn by hearing. Kinesthetic - Learn by doing. Appealing to more Read More
Have a ‘Plan B’ Because When the Screen Goes. . .
BLANK - You're Going to Need It! - Glad I Had Mine! MDo you have a spare tire in your trunk? If you do, and I hope so, do you know if it’s properly inflated? Do you have a jack to lift the car so the tire can be changed? How about a lug wrench to remove the bad wheel and install the good one? Have you ever changed a Read More
Successful Speakers Focus on The Audience
AudienceSuccessful Speakers Focus on The AUDIENCE! Speakers: It's not about you! It's all about your Audience! Successful Companies are Customer Centered. They focus on the Customer; the needs and challenges their customers have. They focus on meeting those needs and solving those challenges. That Read More